All of the applications supported on the platform are based on open standards and together provide new levels of performance, capacity, power consumption, ease of management, and scalability.

The Cisco RF Gateway 10, Figure 1, is part of the Cisco Cable Ecosystem and has been fully integrated and tested as part of the Cisco Digital Broadband Delivery System (DBDS) video solution, Cisco uBR10012 DOCSIS 3.0, and M-CMTS solution.

Figure 1. Cisco RF Gateway 10 Universal Edge QAM

Applications

• Broadcast video

• SDV

• VoD

• Standard and high definition digital video

• DOCSIS 3.0 and M-CMTS

Features and Benefits

As cable operators expand their offerings of high definition services and accelerate the transition to a fully digital network through initiatives such as DOCSIS 3.0, SDV and analog reclamation, the number of QAM channels required is expected to grow exponentially. The Cisco RF Gateway 10 provides the capacity, scalability and high-availability features to enable this transition.

Key features of the Cisco RF Gateway 10 include:

• Up to 480 QAM channels per chassis with the Cisco RF Gateway 10 DS-48 universal edge QAM line card and the ability to grow to thousands of QAM channels per chassis with future QAM line cards

The Cisco RF Gateway 10 is a member of the Cisco RF Gateway product series and is designed to meet the most demanding requirements of cable operators worldwide. It is optimized for operators wanting to provide carrier-class high-availability solutions while also collapsing video and data traffic over cable edge QAM functions into one common platform (Figure 2).

A collapsed universal edge QAM architecture achieves the following business benefits:

• Enhanced edge QAM resource utilization

• Cost efficiencies

• Optimized rack space

• Reduced cost and complexity of management

• Concurrent high availability for all services

Figure 2. Universal Edge QAM Solution High-Level Architecture

Designed for high availability, with the equivalent Ethernet and IP routing performance and features of a large-scale Cisco router, the Cisco RF Gateway 10 provides the industry's highest universal edge QAM line card RF fast failover performance. The gateway's modular and hot-swappable design provides unsurpassed reliability and high QAM capacity for highly efficient QAM sharing in a converged MPEG and IP environment. It also features very low power consumption per QAM channel and the flexibility to deliver next-generation services to medium-sized to large-sized hub sites.

The Cisco RF Gateway 10 provides ease of operations with a single point of management for the entire chassis and offers feature compatibility, similar look and feel, consistent graphical style user management interface, and common engineering and testing processes with the RF Gateway 1 small form factor universal edge QAM. With the Cisco RF Gateway 10, cable operators now have a choice of purchasing a carrier-class, high-availability, multifunctional gateway instead of multiple separate devices.

Product Specifications

Hardware

Table 2 lists hardware specifications for the Cisco RF Gateway 10.

Table 2. Hardware Specifications for the Cisco RF Gateway 10

Specifications

Value

Chassis dimensions

Height: 22.75 in. (578 mm)

Width: 17 in. (432 mm)

Depth: 23 in. (584 mm)

Dimensions in rack

• 13 rack units (RUs) high with up to three chassis per 7-foot rack (39 RUs)

RFGW-10 system bundle including RFGW-10 chassis, two supervisors, two TCC cards, two DC Power Entry Modules (PEMs), four DS48 universal edge QAM line cards

RFGW-10-72HA

RFGW-10 system bundle including RFGW-10 chassis, two supervisors, two TCC, two DC PEMs, seven DS48 universal edge QAM line cards

RFGW-10-108HA

RFGW-10 system bundle including RFGW-10 chassis, two supervisors, two TCC, two DC PEMs, 10 DS48 universal edge QAM line cards

Cisco RFGW Chassis

RFGW-10

RFGW-10 with the following slots: Two supervisor, 10 RF, two TCC, and 12 RFSW slots. Front panel display, fan tray

Also includes 12x RFGW-10-RFSW1 modules.

Cisco RFGW Series Supervisors

RFGW-X4516-10GE

RFGW supervisor V-10GE, 2x10GE (X2) and 4x1GE (SFP)

RFGW-X4516-10GE=

RFGW supervisor V-10GE, 2x10GE (X2) and 4x1GE (SFP) spare

Cisco RFGW Series TCC+ Cards

RFGW-TCC1

RFGW timing, communication, and control card v1

RFGW-TCC1=

RFGW timing, communication, and control card v1 spare

Cisco RFGW Series Line Cards

RFGW-DS48

RFGW universal downstream edge QAM card, 12 RF ports,48 QAMs

RFGW-DS48=

RFGW universal downstream edge QAM card, 12 RF ports, 48 QAMs spare

Cisco RFGW Series RF Switch Cards

RFGW-10-RFSW1=

RFGW RF switch v1 spare

Cisco RFGW Series Power Supply Options

RFGW-10-PWR-DC1

RFGW DC PEM with monitoring v1

RFGW-10-PWR-DC1=

RFGW DC PEM with monitoring v1 spare

Cisco RFGW Series Supervisor Memory Options

MEM-C4K-FLD128M

Cat 4500 IOS-based supervisor, compact Flash, 128MB option

MEM-C4K-FLD128M=

Cat 4500 IOS-based supervisor, compact Flash, 128MB spare

Cisco RFGW Series Transceiver Modules

SFP-GE-T*

1000BASE-T SFP (NEBS 3 ESD) (100m on Cat5 UTP)

SFP-GE-S

1000BASE-SX short wavelength; with DOM (550m of MMF)

SFP-GE-L

1000BASE-LX/LH short wavelength; with DOM (10Km on SMF)

X2-10GB-SR

10GBASE-SR X2 module (26m on MMF)

X2-10GB-LR

10GBASE-LR X2 module (10Km on SMF)

*Only supported on the RFGW-DS48

Cisco RFGW Series Spares and Accessories

CHAS-RFGW-10=

RFGW-10 chassis includes front panel display and fan tray spare

RFGW-10-FAN-ASSY=

RFGW-10 fan assembly spare

RFGW-10-FPD-KIT=

RFGW-10 front panel display kit, LCD, buttons, two cables, spare

RFGW-SUP-COVER

RFGW supervisor slot cover

RFGW-SUP-COVER=

RFGW supervisor slot cover spare

RFGW-LC-COVER

RFGW line card cover

RFGW-LC-COVER=

RFGW line card cover spare

RFGW-TCC-COVER

RFGW TCC card cover

RFGW-TCC-COVER=

RFGW TCC card cover spare

RFGW-10-PWR-COVER

RFGW power entry module cover

RFGW-10-PWR-COVER=

RFGW power entry module cover spare

CAB-520-UCH2=

Universal cable holder for MCX connectors, second generation, spare

CAB-RFSW520QTPMF

Quad-shield RF cable bundle, MC520/RFSW/RFGW to HFC plant,3m

CAB-RFSW520QTPMF=

Quad-shield RF cable bundle, MC520/RFSW/RFGW to HFC plant,3m, spare

RFGW-10-PKG-CRATE

RFGW-10 wooden crate packaging option

RFGW-10-PKG-CRATE=

RFGW-10 wooden crate packaging option spare

Service and Support

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